Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb ruckle

2 senses of ruckle

Sense 1
ruckle -- (make a hoarse, rattling sound)
       => rattle -- (make short successive sounds)

Sense 2
wrinkle, ruckle, crease, crinkle, scrunch, scrunch up, crisp -- (make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; "The dress got wrinkled"; "crease the paper like this to make a crane")
       => fold, fold up, turn up -- (bend or lay so that one part covers the other; "fold up the newspaper"; "turn up your collar")